Jointed doll



c. CBANA J0 INTED DOLL May 22, 1923. 1,456,422

Filed May 17. 1920 Patented May 2?., 1923.

` j CHARLES GBAN, OF BUFFALQNEW YFJS..

JOINTEB DOLL. I

Application mea may 17, i920. serial no. estela To aZZ wkomt mayconcern.'

B e it known that I, CHARLES CBANA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bualo, in the county of Erie and State of New York,haveinvented new and useful Improvements' in Joint'ed Dolls, of whichthe following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to a jointed doll or toy child in which the head,trunk and limb portions'thereof are all connected together by ball andsocket joints; and more particularly relates to a doll in whichsubantially all the parts are constructed of stamped sheetmetal or othersheet material.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce amachine made dollwhich requires a minimum of manual labor in its manufacture and whichwhen fractured, be quickly and readily supplied with new part or partsas may be required.

A further object ofthe invention is toprovide a novel and simple meansof obtaining frictional resistance in the ball and socket joints, s'o asto prevent a too free movement of the same.

A still further object of the invention is to prevent the dolls eyeballsfrom becoming detached b reason of a childs oking its finger into t eeye socket of the do l.

Further objects and advantages are more minutely disclosed in theaccompanying drawings and following description wherein Fiffure 1 is afront elevation of the complete doll with certain parts in section.Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof, taken on line 2-2,Fig. 1. Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal section through the dollsarm, taken on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Figure 4 isa side elevation of one ofthe balls of a ball and socket joint. Figure 5 'is a side elevation ofone of the dolls upper arm sections, in an unfinished stage of itsconstruction. Figure 6 is a side elevation of one of the forearmsections of the doll.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views. i

In its general organization, this improved doll or mechanical' toy childcomprises a sheet metal body, trunk or torso 10, the same havingconnected thereto a sheet metal head 11, andra number of sheet metallimb members which in their appearance and in their mechanical movementare intended to emulate the appearance and action of a human being. Themechanicai operation of the arms of the doll is substantially identicalwith the operation of the legs, so that a description of the one answersfor both. Broadly speaking, however, the dolls arms comprise upper armmembers 12, forearm members 13, hands 14 and all of the foregoing areequivalent collectively to the dolls legs which comprise thigh members15, calf members 16 and feet 17.

The torso 10 of the doll is constructed of two pieces or sectionsofstamped or pressed sheet metal Whose edges are indicated by the brokendash line 18, said edges being placed together and then suitablysoldered, brazed or weldedto each other, so as to connectV the twopieces suitably together. This construction permits of a light butstrongdoll torso in which the finer, human characteristics.

such as wrinkles, small rolls of fat, irregular protuberances etc., canbe very closeljcl and accurately imitated by reason of the fact that thestamping of sheet metal permits of very7 accurate shaping of the samebetween the forming dies.

Formed on the upper outer corners of the torso 10 are two shoulderconcavities 2() of substantially semi-spherical form, the con# cavitybeing made in two parts or concavity sections similar to theconstruction of the torso sections to each of which one ofl saidconcavity sections is integrally joined as will be hereinafter moreexactly described. EX- tending inwardly from the inner part of theconcavity is a stem supporting tube or cylindrical stem support 21 whichis adapted to'receive the stem 22 of a shoulder-joint ball 23, the samebeing retained in place by a transverse cotter or other suitable pin orbrad 24. This cotter pin is adapted to be inserted in place or entlrelyremoved from the doll, as best shown in Fig. 2, through a front accessaperture 25 which is formed in the breast of the doll, this operationbeing facilitated by reason of a rear' access aper` ture 26 which isformed in the rear of the dolls torso in line with the aforesaid frontaccess aperture 25.

Rotatably mounted on said ball 23 is the aforesaid upper arm member 12,which is made up of two sections which,l are soldered or otherwise'oined along their edges, one of said sections eing shown separate inFig. 5,

wherein is illustrated one vof these uppei.v

arm sections as the same appears in an intermediate stage of itsconstruction and before being soldered to its companion upper armsection. This upper arm section ycomprises a main semi-cylindricaltrough or half sleeve 27 and when said section is first formed thereprojects integrally from'the" middle of each of its opposite ends oredges a narrow bridging piece 28. To one'of these bridging pieces 1sintegrally connected a socket cup section 30 which lies in the positionshown in Fig. 5 just after the blank has been stamped; that is, theconcave side of the main trough 27 of the upper arm section faces in adirection opposite to the di rection in which the concave side of thesocket cup section 30 faces. The same condition obtains with respect toall of the socket cup sections ofthe doll andalso all of the concavitysections, such for instance as the concavity section 20 at the shoulderjoint of the doll. After the stamping operation, each of the socket cupsections and concavity sections is folded inwardly into position, forinstance, the socket cup section 30, Fig. 5, is folded from the fullline position inwa-rdly into the final position, as indicated by thedotted lines. It will now be obvious why the bridging piece 28 is andshould be very narrow, as otherwise such a reverse bending of the curvedparts could not be accomplished without necessitating a very expensivemachine operation. As it is, the socket cup sections and the concavitysections may be easily and manually folded inwardly with out crimping orotherwise preparing the stamped blank for this operation. Furthermore,the parts which are folded inwardly are supported on their outer facesby the inner wall of the trough. 27.

The outer end of the upper arm member 12 is provided with a concavit 200and with a stem supporting tube 210 th of which are similar in theirconstruction and fabrication to the analogous concavity 20 and tube 21of the shoulder joint of the doll, the same being constructed, asaforesaid,in the same manner as the" concavity 30 is rconstructed, thatis by bending the same inwardly into place after the same has beenstamped. This stem supporting tube 210 ot the upper arm member receivesthe stem 220 of a ball 230 both of which areV identical to the ball andstem of the shoulder joint and are similarly held in place by means of acotter or other suitable pin 240. As best shown in Fig. 3, the upper armAmember is provided with access apertures 250 and 260 (similar to theaccess apertures in the dolls torso), so that the cotter pin 240 may beLaeaaaa pressed into position or entirely removed through theseapertures. This permits the partsof the doll to be securely assembledand also permits the replacement of fractured parts which may resultafter the doll has been in use for some time.

A novel means is employed for obtaining a suiiicient frictionalresistance'of the ball and socket joints so as to prevent the movablemembers of the doll from moving about too easily and freely, asotherwise the same would not stay in position when it isA desired tohave the doll assume a certain posture. This is accomplished byproviding a longitudinally disposed helical compression spring 33 withinthe hollow part of the upper arm member 12, the other members of coursebeing supplied with similar springs. The stem 220 of the ball 230 ispointed so as to both act as a seat for and also center the outer end ofthe helical compression spring 33, the pointed end of the stem enteringa short distance into the bore of the spring. The opposite or inner endof this spring, receives, within its bore, a pair of tapered compressionlips 34 which are integrally formed on and project outwardly from theirrespective socketcup sections 30. The spring 33 in bearinglongitudinally inwardly against the outeroppositely tapered faces ofthese compression lips 34 causes the same tobe pressed toward eachother. By reason of the leverage obtained, this pressing together of thecompanion compression lips 34, causes the companion concavity sections.30, upon which the lips are formed, to be likewise compressed togetheragainst the peripheral curved face of the ball 23, thus obtaining africtional resistance between the said ball and the upper arm memberwhich is mount- 'ed thereon. Thus the arm member will re- The outermostball 230() of each limb, j

that is, of the wrist and the ankle joint, is preferably somewhatsmaller than any of the other balls. Each of the small balls ot thewrist joint is provided with a stem 2200 which is received within theaforementioned sheet met'l hand 14. Said hand is const'ruoted of twosections of pressed sheet metal and each of the sections is providedwith a stem supporting tube sectionx 2100 which is formedv in a mannersimilar to that adopted in the rest of the doll, as for instance, shownin Figs. 5 and 6. The hollow hands 14 are filled with a small quantit ofmolten lead, cement or similar material 35 for the purpose of preventingany crushing Lacasse 1 of the small and delicate fingers The whole handis then held in proper place on the stem 2200 of the small ball byImeans of a brad or other suitable securing pin 36 which passes entirelythrough the sheet metal ot the hand and also through the leadlorcementlle-r and the stem 22050 of the ball. The feet 17 of the doll arelikewise filled with lead 350 but the purpose of the same in this caselis somewhat different from that presented in the case ofthe dollshands. ln the ease of the feet, there is small danger ot either crushingor`distorting-theshape of the toes, but on the other hand, the weight ofthe feet is an important elementlnasmuch as these feet 17 have arelatively large Volume, a considerable weight of molten lead may? bepoured into them, so that the VYfeet become suiiciently heavy to retainthe balance of the doll when it is placed in a standing position on itsfeet.

The ball 123 connecting the head of the doll to the torso l() isretained frictionaily in a manner somewhat dierent from the meansemployed in the other doli joints. The dolls head 11 is constructed ofsheet metal sections which are provided on their lower parts with theupwardlyextending socket cup sections 180 in a manner similar to thatalready described. Each cup section 130 has formed thereon an'upstandingcom pression `lip 134 which is provided, internisdiat'e 'of itslongitudinal edges, with a clamping hole 37. A transversely'disposed...Y

crescent-shaped spring 133 is arranged above the said clamping lips, itsopposite, outer curled ends entering inwardiy into the said clampingholes 3'?. Thus this crescentn shaped spring functions to the same endsas do all the other springs 83, namely to resili- 'ently compress thecompanion socket cup sectlons 130 i'n toward each other.

Arranged against the inner side of the forehead of the dolls head is aslip plate 'l upon whose lower end is pivotally mounted the usualmovable eye balls ai; These eye balls are provided with the usuaiweighted arm 42 so that when the doi? is erect, the 'eyes will assumethe position shown in the drawings and appear to be openfi whereas whenthe doll is laid on its bachi or put to sleep, the eyes will rotatesiiiiieiently so as to appear to be closed lt has been found in practicethat the usual doli construction is such that the eyes are quickly putout of commission whenever the 'child owner o? the doll'euriously pokeshis fingers against the dolls eye balls to sec what makes them work. Inthe present invention this de feet in construction is eliminated byproviding a resilient connection between the said slip plate 40 and thedolls head, the 'saine ifi-sing effected preferably as follows:

scared rigidly by means oi solder or Otherwise to the inner front parto1' 'tace ci thedolls head, is a pair ot rearwardly eX-' tending tubularguides 44C, one being arranged on each side of the inner forehead. Theslip plate e0 is suitably drilled at two points to somewhat looselyreceive the tubular ides la, so as to permit the slip plate to s idelongitudinally thereon. Extending clear across the interior of the dollshead. from its front face to 'the back of its head, are farpairotretaining compression springs 45 whose rea-r ends are suitably held 1nposition by a pair of studs 6 while their forward ends receive thetubular guides 4a Within their bore and bear with their frontfacesuagainst the rear face of thesaid slip plate d0. Thus the slipplate is normally held in its proper forward position by reason of thepressure of the two springs 45. But when the curious child pokes itsfingers against the eye balls lll, the latter, together with theirappurtenances, are free to move rearwardly with the slip plate 40 and.against the .pressure o the said retaining springs e5. Then when thepressure of the ehilds iinger is released, theeye balls and the slipplate returnautomatieally to position. rthe movement of the-slip plateis not a pure sliding action, being partially a rotary movement with theupper edge of the slip plate for a pivot. For this reason the uppercorner 'of the sliy plate is provided with the anti-friction ege orcurled tang@ 4:7, so as to permit of a free movement of the slip plate.The construction of this slip plate its cri-operating parts vis suchthat a rearward morera-ent or the slip plate is resisted rictionally toa greater extent than is a corresponding forward movement. Consequently,the resista-nce to displacement is rendered reater and yet the tendencyto assume the proper normal position is also rendered greater. Thisresults by reasonv of the when the slip plate is forced rearwardly, itsupper curied edge 4T 1s forced upwardly against a surface which isinclined in a direction which impedes the movement; while, on the otherhand, when said slip plate is moved forwardly the oonditions arereversed and the inclination ot the face against which ythe flange 47moves is auch as to aid in such an outward move nient.

The value oi' the vnovel features of this impro-red deli willi new beapparent Being sach as to perret or the use of stamped n sheet in almostits entire construe the dell is light and yet very. strong. @t course.any suitable material other than sheet nietai may be used inconstructing the iii'erent parte. instance, Celluloid when a artiallyple "e, state, may be cut and for in dies in e same manner as sheet au Yiesired, each body member y lie constructed ot two cast or moldedsections connected together at their peripheralv edges. Its feet areeasily weighted so that the doll may be made' to stand upright of itsown accord, and the hands are prevented from becoming crushed ordistorted in shape. lt is almost impossible to derange the usually verydelicate eye balls of the doll. A heavy frictional resistance isobtained in the ball and socket joints, both in the limbs and in theneck, in a very simple and efficient manner. The construction of theball socket cups and the semi-spherical concavities is remarkablyingenious and durable and yet capable of being manufactured in largemachine made quantities at low cost. And, furthermore, there exists notendency of the doll to fall apart by reason ofdanipness or old age, andthe all metal construction is such as to permit the use of metal enamelor an agate. lacquer in covering the parts so that the whole is renderedextremely durable.

I claim as my invention:

1. A jointed doll comprising a member provided with a ball, alimbmember, and a socket cup-section extending inwardly into said limbmember and provided integrally on its outer edge with a bridging piecewhich is narrower than said socket cupsection and is integrallyconnected "to the outer edge of said limb member.

2. A jointed doll comprising a member provided with a ball, a air oflimb sections of substantially semicylindrical form, and a substantiallysemi-spherical socket cup-section extending inwardly from and integrallyconnected with the outer end of each of said limb sections.

3. A jointed doll comprising a member provided with a ball, a pairof'limb sections of substantially semicylindrical form, and asubstantially semi-spherical socketl cupsection provided integrally atits outer c dge with a comparatively narrow bridging piece which is, inturn, integrally connected withv the outer edge of each of said limbsections.

4. A jointed doll comprising a member provided with a ball, a limbmember, socket cup-sections arranged within said limb member andarranged to receive said ball, anda spring connected. at o posite endsto said cup sections and resi iently forcing said socket. cup sectionsin towar each other.

5. A jointed doll comprising a member provided with a ball, a limbmember, socket cup sections arranged within said limb member andarranged to receive said ball and provided with compression lips and aspring arranged to bear against said lips and to resiliently force thesame toward each other.

6. A jointed doll comprising .a member provided with a ball, alongitudinally disposed limb member, socket cup sections disposedtransversely relatively to each other, compression lips connected tosaid cup sections and extending longitudinally inwardly posedtransversely relatively to each other,

compression lips connected `to said cup sections and extendinglongitudinally inwardly therefrom and having their outer surfacestapering toward each other, and a longitudinally movable spring arrangedto resilientlfy bear against the said outer tapered sur aces of saidcompression lips.

member provided with an integral socket cup section extending inwardlyinto the hollow interior of said hollow member, a ball secured to saidhollow member concentrically with and in spaced relation with respect tosaid socket cup section and a limb member swivell mounted on said ball.

`10. jointed doll comprising a member provided with an integral socketcup section.

extending` inwardly into the hollow interior of said hollow member, astem supporting tube formed integrally with and extending inwardly fromthe said socket cup section, a ball disposed in spaced relation to saidcup 9. A jointed doll comprising a hollow i section and having acylindrical stem arranged to be received by said stem support,

and a limb member mounted on said ball.

11. A jointed doll comprising a sheet metal hollow member provided withan integral sheet metal. socket cup section and with an access aperture,a stem supporting tube formed integrally with and extending inwardlyfrom the inner part of said socket cup section, a ball having a stemwhich is arranged to be received within said'stem su porting tube, and apin passing through said stem tube and the stem of said ball and adaptedto be placed in position or removed through the said access aperture.

12. A jointed doll comprising a body member, limb member sections joinedto-' gether along their peripheral edges and forming a hollow innerspace, stem supporting tube sections of semi-cylindrical form andconnected integrally at their outer ends with the outer parts of saidlimb member sections, and a filling material filling up the hollow innerspace formed by the limb inember sections.

13. A jointed doll comprising a body member, limb member sections joinedtogether along their peripheral edges and forming a: hollow inner space,stem support;- Which latter is received between the stem ing tubesections of semi-Cylindrical form supporting tube sections, and atransverse and connected integrally at their outer ends pin paeeingcompletely through the limb 10 with the outer parts of said limb membermember, tube sections. and the stem of said 5 sections, a fillingmaterial filling up the hol# ball.

low inner space formed-by the limb member. sections, a ball providedwith afstem CHARLES CBANA.

